ArmInfo.In Armenia, the number of income-generating jobs in October 2023 was 730.255.
According to the data of the State Revenue Committee, according to the calculations of income tax and social contributions submitted by taxpayers for October 2023, the number of income-generating jobs amounted to 730.255, which exceeded the figure for the same month last year by 33.810 or 4.9%.
Yesterday at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that since May 2018, about 183 thousand new jobs have been opened in the Republic of Armenia. The dynamics of the Armenian economy suggests that the trend will not only continue, but will also intensify due to the involvement of compatriots from Artsakh in the labor market, the prime minister believes.
According to Statistical Data, the unemployment rate in Armenia decreased in Q2 2023 from 13.7% to 11.7%, being lower than last year's 13% for the same period in 2022. The employment rate in the country increased in Q2 2023 from 50.9% to 53.9% (versus 51.2% for the same period in 2022). As of July 1, 2023, the number of employed people exceeded 1,211.4 million people (with a y-o-y growth of 7.2%), and the number of unemployed as of the reporting date was 160.7 thousand people (with a y-o-y decline of 10.5%).
